New Fabrics!

I love shopping for summer fabrics.  The bright colors are uplifting and makes me look forward to warmer weather ahead!  Our two newest fabrics for the season are Summer Bloom and Daffodil Check.  They’re now uploaded onto our custom design pages- play around with them to see how great they would look on your new summer bag!

Taking the Show on the Road!

Can’t get to JennaClaire?  Let us come to you!  It’s official- JennaClaire will soon be coming to homes and offices around the central & southern Ohio areas.  We’re excited to announce a “local launch” of our new direct sales program and are now booking parties in the Dayton, Cincinnati, Columbus and Richmond areas.  To book your party or for more information contact us:  phone 937-431-1888 or email info@jennaclaire.com.  Want to learn about the exciting possibilities of becoming a design rep for JennaClaire?  Contact us at the same email address for more info!

Entertainment Unlimited Events

With spring comes many black tie events, fundraisers, weddings and graduations.  We’re loving the themed decor from Entertainment Unlmited Events and have recommended them to many of the fundraisers & charitable organizations we support.  One call to this team and they will take care of every aspect of your event, from decor & tents, catering, photography, dj’s and entertainment…just to name a few.  For more information click here.

Please Help Madigan and Her Family

Madigan Elizabeth Winemiller turned 2 on Jan 8th of this year -she is a beautiful and bright little girl that loves to play with her baby dolls and color pictures. Her parents are Molly and Brian Winemiller and they live in Sidney Ohio. On Feb 9th, 2010 Madigan was diagnosed with Hepatoblastoma, a rare liver cancer found in children. Please join us on March 27th as we come together to help this family in need. This is a family friendly event that will include great food and drinks, music provided by EGA Entertainment, cornhole tournament, many raffle items and a large selection of really nice silent auction items that you will not want to miss out on! Please share this event on your Facebook page to help us spread the word as well!!

If anyone would like to donate an item for the raffle or auction or donate their time in any other way please contact Julie Steenrod-Casiano or Stacy Steenrod-Rueckhaus on facebook or @ 937-440-1211.

We hope to see all you of at the benefit!!

If you would like to donate directly to help Madigan click on paypal link in the links section of this facebook page:  http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=345136169652   There will be a $10 cover charge/ free for kids.

Doll and Me Tea/Posh Etiquette Class

Wow, seating for the April 11th 1PM Doll & Me Tea/Posh Etiquette Class is filling up quickly!  We have added another class for Sunday, April 18th at 1pm.  If you are interested call to make your reservations soon.  For more details scroll down to our March 2nd blog entry. 

This is a wonderful class for little girls, and makes a great gift from the Easter Bunny!  Call 937-431-1888 for your reservations today!  Class price is $55- your $25 deposit will be credited to your balance due the day of the class.

Polished…Etiquette and Image Development

On April 11, 2010 our Doll & Me Design and Tea event will be teaming up with Peggy Hinshaw, founder of Polished Etiquette and Image Development .  We thought Polished would be a perfect addition our Doll & Me Design and Tea class and the response has proven it was more than just a hunch.  With reservations streaming in, an additional class has now been added (April 18th at 1PM).  With daughters of their own, Peggy and JennaClaire owner, Daina felt that there just weren’t enough opportunities for “girls to be girls”.  Creative play, tea parties and learning basic social graces seem like a thing of the past.

Enter “Polished”.  As described in her website, Peggy Hinshaw is a daughter, wife, mother and friend. Prior to staying home with her own two daughters, Peggy was a National Corporate Training and Executive Development Senior Manager for a major financial institution. Throughout her experience training others while also providing senior executive development and internal consulting, Peggy recognized and appreciated the one thing that set those who flourished apart from those who did not – a deep seated understanding of social etiquette.

You can learn more about the courses at Polished, offered for every age, by clicking the link above or visiting http://www.polishedkids.com/index.html.  To sign up for our April 11th or 18th Doll & Me Design and Tea/Polished Etiquette class, call us at 937-431-1888.  $25 reservation is required; it will be deducted from your class fee of $55, balance due the day of the event. Hurry, seating is limited and spaces are filling up quickly!

I-Do Boutique

We’re pretty impressed with a great resource for anyone getting married.  Brigid-Horne Nestor, owner/founder of I-Do Boutique in Cincinnati has found a niche in the bridal industry.  Ever wonder how you are going to find that perfect photographer, reception site, or florist?  Brigid has put together a great (complimentary!)  resource nook at her Madison Avenue boutique.  Literally a mini library of Cincinnati’s finest wedding and event professionals who are invited to display their work in the boutique.  These vendors have been carefully selected based on reputation, experience, client service, personality and style.  Many of them do not participate in bridal shows and some do not even advertise at all. These vendors are so good that word of mouth and referrals from past satisfied clients make up the bulk of their business.  Brigid also provides complete wedding planning services for her clients.

You will find a display of JennaClaire bridal accessories as well as our covered notebook for keeping all your bridal information organized.

The I-Do Boutique is located at 2009 Madison Rd, Cincinnati OH 45208.  Phone is 513-871-6400.  Go to http://www.i-do-boutique.com/ to visit her website.  Enjoy!

Mark Garber Photography

With our brides putting together details of their summer & fall weddings, we wanted to highlight our good friends at Mark Garber Photography.  Mark and his wife Jennifer are an amazing, multi-award-winning photography team who have been featured in national magazines, professional photography magazine articles, and have a seemingly endless list of accolades. 

I have had the honor of working with both Mark and Jennifer commercially and personally. Being around the wedding industry I have seen them “in action” at many-a-wedding, and my family photos taken by the Garbers are truly priceless treasures.  Merging their different talents, “their shooting style is a fusion of editorial, romantic and fashion photography, which they have blended into their own unique look”, as they describe themselves.

Located in Springboro, Ohio, you may contact them at 937-748-8445 or garbersonline@gmail.com.  See their portfolio at www.markgarber.com and prepare to be impressed.

Buzzing about JennaClaire

It’s always nice to hear others compliment our styles and quality, especially when we are hand-selected by a website specializing in product reviews.  We were thrilled to have been discovered by Angela from  Bees Who Buzz, a blog which reviews everything from fashion to makeup to food.  Angela and her team review products they find interesting and share their thoughts with their readers. Check out her site for all the wonderful reviews and giveaways!  We found some great gift ideas there (for others and, well, for ourselves!).

Speaking of giveaways, be sure to enter the Bees Who Buzz drawing to win a $25 gift certificate to JennaClaire by clicking here!  Hurry, you have until March 8, 2010 to enter.

If you or someone you know would like to review a JennaClaire product please contact us at info@jennaclaire.com.

Mother/Daughter Design Sessions

We would like to thank the Miller ladies for stopping by the studio to design with us!  Lane Ann Miller and her two daughters (Mackencie and Jessie) were in town for the Cedarville University ‘Lil Sibs weekend.  Visiting our area from Trenton, Kentucky, they decided to incorporate a little “girl time” into their visit and design bags together.  We had a great time with them and  hope they visit us the next time they are in town!